Clerical Coordinator

Job overview

The Imaging department at St Mary’s hospital currently has a clerical coordinator vacancy. The successful candidate will be part of a team involved in various administrative and reception functions including meeting and greeting patients, booking patients in for their examinations and making complex Imaging appointments. The job also entails compilation of daily lists, filing, registering new patients on IT systems and various other administrative tasks, including patient appointment reminders when based at St. Mary’s Hospital site.

You will also be answering telephone queries and booking Imaging appointments. The job requires the use of various computer systems including Patient Administration Systems and Radiology Information Systems.

Previous experience of using the hospital Patient Administrative Systems, formal Customer Care Training, a good understanding of imaging procedures and general clerical experience are very desirable.

We are looking for candidates with previous experience of dealing with patient appointment and booking protocols, with a proven track record of strong administrative skills.

You will need to have excellent communication skills and be able to liaise with all members of the Radiology team, Clinicians, other Trust staff, external providers and members of the general public.

Main duties of the job

• The post holder will provide a comprehensive and efficient reception and, examinations booking service to patients attending the Imaging Department.
• To respond to and deal with a variety of often complex requests in a timely manner, whether by telephone, fax or in person.
• The post holder will ensure bookings do not breach the national waiting time standards and managing an efficient process of initial patient assessment for all Imaging request forms.
• The post holder will be expected to work independently and manage and prioritise their workload, liaising closely with the wider administration team in the Department.
• To work under the direction and supervision of the Reception Supervisor/Operational Lead.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. For both overviews please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.